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View All (1) Critics Reviews Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine The movie is better than AÍ Morgan's novel, on which it is based, and has a special irony in the revised ending.
Aug 6, 2007 · By Janet Maslin. Aug. 6, 2007. Oscar Feldman, the fictitious painter at the heart of Kate Christensen’s mischievous new novel, was given a lot of latitude during his lifetime. He had a big...
The Great Man (1956) - The Great Man (1956) - User Reviews - IMDb. User Reviews. Review this title. 19 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 9/10. an excellent sleeper--and a film that deserves more attention. planktonrules 11 June 2005. Warning: Spoilers. 21 out of 23 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
19 User reviews. 5 Critic reviews. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 3 nominations total. Photos. Top cast. Edit. José Ferrer. Joe Harris. Dean Jagger. Philip Carleton. Keenan Wynn.
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The normally crusty New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther praised The Great Man in his review, calling it "a smashingly brutal and generally absorbing exposé of a piece of deception and hypocrisy within the radio industry. [...] It becomes a study of the reporter's personal conflict with a gang of mercenary hypocrites.
- Jose Ferrer, Phil Bowles
- Jose Ferrer
Aug 14, 2007 · Reviews. The Great Man. About the Book. The Great Man. by Kate Christensen. From the acclaimed author of The Epicure's Lament, a novel of literary rivalry in which two competing biographers collide in their quest for the truth about a great artist.
The Great Man is a 1956 American film noir drama film directed by and starring José Ferrer. The screenplay was written by Ferrer and Al Morgan , Morgan's novel of the same name the source material. It was loosely based on the controversial career of Arthur Godfrey , a beloved TV and radio host whose image had been tarnished by a number of cast ...